Three OT Artists Now Showing at the Bell Museum

Moments of Memory2024 MPAC Exhibit at the Bell Museum

The Minnesota Plein Air Collective's second annual exhibit will be held from January 27 to May 26, 2024 at the Bell Museum, the State's official natural history museum on the University of Minnesota's Saint Paul campus. The Bell is well known to plein air painters for its famous collection of dioramas painted by the artist Francis Lee Jaques. The exhibit will last several months and incorporate audience engagement activities including artist-guided tours, a Quick Paint event, Berton Box painting activities, and a public reception. Participating artists and volunteers receive free admission to the museum during MPAC exhibit related activities/events. Exhibit Tour with Bob Upton: Saturday, February 10 • 1:30-3:00pm Public Reception & Exhibit Tour with Fred Somers: Saturday, March 16 • 1:30-4:00pm Exhibit Tour with Kami Mendlik: Friday, April 5 • 1:30-3:00pm Quick Paint: Saturday, May 11 • 10am–2pm, with set up outside at 10am, Quick Paint from 10:30a-12p